Fertigkeiten
[ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“Fertigkeiten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,542 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,542
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fertigkeit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fertigkeiten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,542 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fertigkeiten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fertigkeiten is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,542 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fertigkeiten, with forms such as "efrtigkeiten", "feritgkeiten", and "ferrtigkeiten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fertigkeiten, spelled F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fertigkeit
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fertigkeit
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fertigkeit
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fertigkeit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efrtigkeiten,feritgkeiten,ferrtigkeiten,fertgikeiten,fertigekiten,fertiggkeiten,fertigkeietn,fertigkeitenn,fertigkeitne,fertigkeitten,fertigketien,fertigkieten,fertigkkeiten,fertikgeiten,ferttigkeiten,fetrigkeiten,ffertigkeiten,fretigkeiten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fertigkeiten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fertigkeiten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯tn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.